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Billions spent on NHS should go to frontline

To mask or not to mask? That is the question (with apologies to Shakespeare). To those who want to abandon the wearing of masks – for whatever reason – I would pose another question. Why do surgeons put on masks (and wash their hands) before operating? It is not, primarily, to protect themselves from catching an infection from the patient (though it does act as a filter if the patient is infected). It is to protect the patient from catching any infection that the surgeon may have picked up from their contact with other people who may be infected. Covid is only different from oth...

© Supplied by Design team amalgama James Mather at Cape Wrath Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The rugged and remote terrain at Cape Wrath takes its name for the Norse for turning point. James Mather hopes that’s the case for his bus service as he restarts business after a 21-month break. With lockdown restrictions easing, he is again making the one-hour seasonal journeys over 11 miles of rough track. It’s the on...

Surgery appointments Since the start of the pandemic the way we are communicated with by doctors at our local surgery has for most people changed considerably. My own mum has been lucky and has always been seen when she has asked to see a doctor. However a friend of mine who has a serious conditionas well as other medical problems had a real struggle before she was eventually given an appointment, she found it was hard to get past the reception team at her surgery. She was eventually given a telephone appointment with a doctor for later on that week. When the doctor called she explained...

Letters: No need for party politics in local government File photo dated 01/10/17 of a Union flag. Members of the diplomatic community were responsible for scores of crimes last year, with roughly one alleged offence committed every two days, new figures show.. Flag waving has no place in politics We are used to seeing the likes of Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock, Gavin Williamson and other Tories giving interviews with the Union flag draped behind them, now we see the leader of the opposition Kier Starmer doing exactly the same. Why do some politicians feel the need to give interviews whilst...